This week, the Epping Forest and Commons Committee at the City of London Corporation has been celebrating after they won 9 Green Flag Awards and a further 8 Green Heritage Site Accreditations, recognising some of the very best managed green…
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Bishopsgate: Are you interested in playing Tennis in the City of London?
Do you enjoy playing tennis and wish there were more facilities available in the City of London? Do you struggle to convince others to play with you, especially those who play at the same level of competency at you do?…
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City Business Eligible for Grants towards Cargo Bikes
A group of five London boroughs has been awarded £180,000 by the Mayor of London’s Air Quality Fund to help more businesses switch to cargo bikes. From today, businesses can apply for grants towards the cost of cargo bikes for…
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Bishopsgate: Liverpool Street Station Gets New Look Departures Board
Eagle-eyed commuters may have noticed this week that Network Rail have made some changes to the famous departures board on the main concourse. As well as it’s fresh new branding, the departures are now listed in time order, rather than…
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Bishopsgate: Coopers’ Annual Cask Race 2024
This weekend, the Guildhall Yard hosted 21 individual teams competing for victory in the Worshipful Company of Coopers’ third annual cask rolling race. After a gruelling contest, which required participants to push heavy barrels up and down the Guildhall Yard…
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Epping Forest: First female Superintendent appointed
Following a competitive recruitment process, Jacqueline Eggleston has been appointed Superintendent of Epping Forest. Epping Forest is designated by UK Government as an internationally important site, is a European Site of Special Scientific Interest, a Special Area of Conservation, and…
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Bishopsgate: Liverpool Street Commemorates 80th Anniversary of D-Day
The Royal British Legion have been commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Normandy Landings, known as D-Day, at Liverpool Street Station today. They were joined by a number of veterans who were collecting funds for the Poppy Appeal charity. You…
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Epping Forest: Site Visit to The Royal Forest Hotel, Chingford
As regular readers of my blog will be aware, in February this year I talked about the fact the Heartwood Collection acquired long-term lease from the City of London Corporation on The Royal Forest Hotel in Chingford, adjacent to the…
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Bishopsgate: St. Botolph Without Church – June 2024 Newsletter
Infected Blood – Dignity in AdversityFor nearly six years Sir Brian Langstaff’s Public Inquiry into the use of infected blood products in the UK has been a constant in the lives of many associated with St Botolph’s. It has nurtured…
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Rt Hon Dame Eleanor Laing Statement: Epping Forest
Responding to the statement from The Rt. Hon. Dame Eleanor Laing MP today, the Chairman of the City of London Corporation’s Epping Forest and Commons Committee, Ben Murphy has said: “I would like to join the many voices paying tribute…
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